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Buckhorn Wilderness Centre fonds
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1966-1976 (Creation)
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- Buckhorn Wilderness Centre
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61 cm of textual records
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Administrative history
The Buckhorn Wilderness Centre, established in 1966, was a non-profit corporation dedicated to the preservation of typical Canadian wilderness for the education and cultural enrichment of future generations. In 1971 responsibility for the Centre was transferred to the Otonabee Region Conservation Authority.
Custodial history
The fonds was previously in the custody of two owners: Dr. Bruno Morawetz of the Otonabee Region Conservation Authority, and Douglas Sadler.
Scope and content
The fonds consists of the records of the Buckhorn Wilderness Centre including: charter, minutes, correspondence, by-laws, membership and financial records.
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Immediate source of acquisition
The fonds was donated by Dr. Morawetz via the Otonabee Region Conservation Authority and by Douglas Sadler.
Arrangement
The fonds is arranged in the two following series: A) Papers received from Dr. Morawetz, and B) Papers received from Douglas Sadler.
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For related records see: 90-002 and 95-016.
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SERIES A - Papers Received from Dr Morawetz
Box 1
Folder
1: Bound charter, by-laws, resolutions, minutes, etc
2: Minutes of Directors' Meetings, annual meetings, etc
3: Miscellaneous correspondence re: organization of the centre, etc 1966-1970
4: Land Committee records
5: files re: BWC Boundary, BWC Problems and Parking
6: files re: BWC Boundary, BWC Problems and Parking continued
7: files re: BWC Boundary, BWC Problems and Parking continued
8: BWC Correspondence
9: BWC Correspondence
10: BWC Correspondence
11: BWC: Concept Description
12: An Informative Brief on the Buckhorn Wilderness Centre, 1968 (2 copies)
13: SA Mathewson, Analysis of the Outdoor Education Potential of the Buckhorn Wilderness Centre, 9 Sept 1970 -Original and 2 copies
14: Roger Jones et al, Field Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Buckhorn Wilderness Centre - Peterborough Orienteering Club, 1973, Orienteering in the Peterborough Area
15: BWC Newspaper Clippings
16: Call of the Wilderness, Spring 1968; Winter 1968-1969
17: BWC maps and plans and trails
18: Miscellaneous invitations to assorted Conservation Authorities' events
19: BWC sample letterhead, etc
Box 2
Folder:
1-14: Financial material
15-24: Membership material
SERIES B - Papers Received from Mr Sadler
Box 3
Folder:
1: BWC finances and appeals
2: BWC staff, including material on D. Sadler's appointment as Chief Naturalist and Acting Executive Director
3: BWC - Audubon: correspondence re: wildlife
4: BWC Annual Meeting, 1967-1968
5: BWC Land - reports, briefs, correspondence (committee)
6: BWC Biology
7: BWC Buildings
8: BWC Constitution - Includes "Summary of Detailed Proposed for a Multi-Use Kawartha Interpretation Centre"
9: Newsletters and reports
10: Photocopied and mimeographed articles on outdoor education, etc
11: BWC Publicity - brochure, drafts of articles, etc
12: BWC Support - correspondence, agency and individual liaison
13: 1968 "Informative Brief"; draft fundraising brief, May 1968